Lancaster City Council is encouraging local residents who have not yet registered to vote, to take advantage of National Voter Registration Day (5th February) and go online to register. The […]
DukesDocs unlock works of artist and of whistleblower
David Hockney DukesDocs are a new strand at The Dukes and present the best new documentary films from around the world, with three recently released docufilms showing this month. On […]
The Ashton Evenings: Music and Art at the Ashton Memorial
The Ashton Memorial The beautiful Ashton Memorial in Williamson Park is set to host the first fabulous Ashton Evening on Friday 27 February 2015. Local artists and musicians have been […]
University Court backs Occupation demand
In what is being hailed as a resounding victory for students, Lancaster University’s Student University news service Scan reports that two motions, one of which reflected the principal demand from the […]
Divers to search Lancaster Canal for wreck of 1920s diphtheria barge
Sunken wreck site? Lancaster Canal at Field End Bridge winding hole Divers from the Kendal and Lakes Sub Aqua Club are making plans to search the Lancaster Canal for a […]
City’s Housing need projections fall apart as Enterprise Zone job expectations ‘flop’
Image used by HM Gov. to publicise Lancashire Enterprise Zone Unfortunately the Lancashire Enterprise Zone near Preston, created in 2011 and anchored by two BAE sites at Samlesbury and Warton, […]
Spotlight Writing Surgeries back next month
Art: Nick Miller Lancaster’s writer’s group Spotlight is to host more of its Writing Surgeries next month. Whether you are just starting out or have been writing for some time, whether […]
Lancs County Council defers fracking decision 8 weeks
Tractor procession of farmers against fracking arriving at County Hall today At the same time that a moratorium on fracking was being announced in Scotland, Lancashire County Council’s (LCC) Development […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 28th January to 5th February 2015 by Peter Clarke
For up to date local cinema links and day-by-day listings of what’s showing on local screens every week visit the Virtual-Lancaster Cinema Page. Read on for the weekly round-up, and […]
Fracking battle heats up: leaked Osborne letter shows plan to force permits through
Conservative Chancellor George Osborne Cuadrilla will be seeking a deferment to the decision on their Fylde fracking applications at tomorrow’s meeting of Lancashire County Council’s (LCC) Development Control Committee. The […]